Monday, May 19, 2014

It was not early

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1
Business Day

The Harmony They Want to Hear

An Apple-Beats Electronics combination could jump-start two important industries: music and wearable technology.
Audio Recordings, Downloads and Streaming; Music; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Wearable Computing 

Another publisher with a hardware business.
2
Sports

Video: Snowboard Legend Mentors Fresh Talent

Five years ago, Jeremy Jones invited a young Ryland Bell to join him in Alaska. Since that trip, Bell has traveled to the state with Jones nearly every spring, revealing Bell’s growth as a rider.
Snowboarding 

ok
3
U.S.

Arizona’s All-Points Bulletin: Who Can Take in a Chihuahua?

The popular breed is overpopulating areas where spaying and neutering are not embraced, and groups are getting creative to find homes for the dogs.
Dogs; Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare; Hispanic-Americans 

We will get a dog.  

I would like more of a dog than a chihuahua.

4
Business Day

Doubts Raised About Off-Label Use of Subsys, a Strong Painkiller

The drug was approved in 2012 for cancer patients, but has since become an outsize moneymaker for Insys Therapeutics and has been prescribed more widely.
Drugs (Pharmaceuticals); Pain-Relieving Drugs; Cancer 

Selling opiates is not my choice of a way to make a life.
I would rather have other cures for pain.
5
World

Book Reveals Wider Net of U.S. Spying on Envoys


World

A Grass-Roots Drive for Clean Elections in Karnataka

An anticorruption campaign, Me and My Vote Are Not For Sale, has taken hold at the village level.
Corruption (Institutional); Elections; Politics and Government; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Voting and Voters; Women and Girls 

A vote for a representative is inherently a bargain between the candidate and the voter.

Know and be satisfied with the deal before casting your vote.
7
Business Day

Andreessen Horowitz Bets on a Government Software Start-Up

OpenGov, a start-up that sells software to help local governments manage data, said it had received about $15 million in a financing round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Software; Venture Capital

There is no requirement that this consultant be hired.
8
World

Russian Rocket Crashes After Takeoff

A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying a communications satellite crashed in Kazakhstan after what appeared to have been an engine malfunction, an official said.
Space and Astronomy; Rocket Science and Propulsion

This is what diplomats are for.
9
U.S.

Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm

Critics say “trigger warnings” would undermine academic freedom and stifle discourse, but proponents say it’s common sense to alert students who may have trauma in their pasts.
Colleges and Universities; Academic Freedom; Labeling and Labels; Sex Crimes; Mental Health and Disorders; Minorities; Books and Literature; Women and Girls; Discrimination; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Put the warnings in the catalog.
The world does not warn but course work is not the world.

10
U.S.

Arkansas: Same-Sex Marriages Are Halted

The State Supreme Court has suspended a judge’s ruling striking down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, halting the issuance of licenses that have been obtained by hundreds of couples.
Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships

This is a rearguard action.
I do not expect more than a delay.
11
Automobiles

Wheelies: The Mexican Minis Edition

BMW says it may build Minis in Mexico; a quadriplegic former IndyCar racer will drive a 2014 Corvette Stingray at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Automobile Racing; Automobile Safety Features and Defects; Sports Utility Vehicles and Light Trucks; Indianapolis 500 (Auto Race)

Mildly interesting.

The failure at Providence looks to be an accident.  There is no other rumor.
12
Business Day

A Clash of Ideals and Investments at Swarthmore

A student-led movement aimed at ridding college endowment funds of fossil fuel investments got its start at Swarthmore College, which has yet to sign on to the cause.
Colleges and Universities; Endowments; Coal

All parties are correct.

We will end the use of coal.
We should have done so.
13
Opinion

Expanding Hydropower

The executive director of the National Hydropower Association calls for making greater use of existing dams.
Hydroelectric Power; Alternative and Renewable Energy; Levees and Dams; Law and Legislation

No.
I would take most of them out.  Their benefit is less than their cost.
14
Opinion

Climate Change: Prophets and Deniers

Readers react to a new findings on climate change and comments by Senator Marco Rubio.
Global Warming; United States Politics and Government; Carbon Dioxide

Present informed opinion is for a two meter rise in sea level in ten years.
15
World

Colin Pillinger, Who Set Europe’s Eye on Space, Dies at 70

Dr. Pillinger led a shoestring effort to put a European lander on Mars. It failed to reach the planet, but the mission elevated space exploration in Europe.
Space and Astronomy; Mars (Planet); Deaths (Obituaries)

I regret I did not know him.
16
U.S.

Judge Upholds Ban an Assault Weapons

A federal judge on Thursday upheld a Washington gun law that bans assault weapons and requires owners of other firearms to follow certain registration requirements.
Gun Control; Decisions and Verdicts

Not a bad idea.
17
Opinion

Grading Obama’s Foreign Policy

The president’s record only looks good if the Iraq war is your standard.
United States International Relations

The Republican party is not helping.
18
Real Estate

A Trail Helps Open Up a Dallas Neighborhood to New Development

The Katy Trail, built on former railroad property, is a key part of the transformation of Uptown into a “live, work, play” district.
Real Estate (Commercial); Real Estate and Housing (Residential); Area Planning and Renewal; Parks and Other Recreation Areas

Light rail would have been a better choice.
19
Science

Error at IBM Lab Finds New Family of Materials

The materials, called thermosets, are unusually strong and light, exhibit “self-healing” properties and can be easily reformed to make products recyclable.
Polymers

Promotional filler.
I will be more interested when they can supply price and availability.

20
U.S.

Ivy League Degrees, Elite Consulting Jobs, and Now Tea Party Candidacies

Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Tom Cotton of Arkansas are running for the Senate as common-man conservatives but share high-flying pedigrees.
Tea Party Movement; United States Politics and Government

If these bozos get elected I will be embarrassed for their home states.
 

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